Monophyllorchis

Monophyllorchis is a monotypic genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. The sole species is Monophyllorchis microstyloides, native to Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Colombia and Ecuador.[1]

Monophyllorchis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Triphoreae
Subtribe: Triphorinae
Genus: Monophyllorchis
Schltr.
Species:
M. microstyloides
Binomial name
Monophyllorchis microstyloides
(Rchb.f.) Garay
Synonyms[1]
  • Monophyllorchis colombiana Schltr.
  • Monophyllorchis maculata Garay
  • Pogonia microstyloides Rchb.f.

See also

References
  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  • Schlechter, F.R.R.(1920) Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis, Beihefte 7: 39.
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2005). Epidendroideae (Part One). Genera Orchidacearum 4: 609 ff. Oxford University Press
  • Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart


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